Technology

  Bloomberg Nintendo Co. finally unveiled plans to bring Mario to smartphones. Now comes the hard part. Super Mario Run introduces the mustachioed plumber to the iPhone as a game app in December, just in time for the holidays. This followed years of anticipation that bringing together the Kyoto-based company’s iconic characters and mobile gaming would be a recipe for ...

  Ho Chi Minh City / AFP Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There’s an app for that. Or hunting the best bowl of pho in your Hanoi neighbourhood? There’s now an app for that, too. A decade ago such technology would likely have been developed in California’s Silicon Valley. But today those apps are being churned out ...

  San Francisco / AFP South Korean consumer electronics titan LG unveiled a flagship V20 smartphone aimed at internet age “storytellers” on the eve of an Apple event expected to star a new iPhone. LG introduced the V20 in San Francisco, highlighting camera and audio capabilities aimed at bringing professional-level production quality to even casual of moments captured on smartphones. ...

  Madrid / AFP Spain’s Telefonica plans to create a platform for its clients to manage access to their personal data and possibly even block online giants like Google from using the information or make them pay, a spokesman said. The platform, which the telecoms giant plans to roll out next year, would lay out all the data that it ...

  Relaxnews One product flying high in the consumer tech market this fall is the drone, whether mini-drones for leisure flyers or veritable winged racers. A host of new products are due out from September 2016, ahead of the imminent unveiling of GoPro’s first model. Parrot has been busy releasing a selection of drones for fall 2016, with two new ...

  San Francisco / AFP Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone and maybe even a second-generation smartwatch at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday. The rumour mill has been grinding away with talk of iPhone 7 models that will boast faster chips, more sophisticated cameras, and improved software while doing away with jacks for plugging in ...

  Relaxnews The German brand famous for premium pens, watches and leather goods is showing off an augmented notebook and pen set at IFA 2016 that automatically digitizes handwritten notes. Real-world pens that can capture real-world notes and send them to a computer, tablet or smartphone screen are nothing new — LiveScribe has been successfully cultivating a loyal following of ...

  Bloomberg The Meizu M3 MAX launched on Monday in Beijing is aimed that users that want a handset that’s good for business and entertainment. The phone boasts a Low Temperature Poly-silicon (LTPS) full HD 6-inch display. It goes easy on battery reserves and will also be kinder to users’ eyes if they want to use their handset at night. ...

  Bloomberg To help end the blind search for a parking gap in crowded city streets, Mercedes-Benz cars will start giving each other a headsup when a space is free. Drivers often pass by free spaces when they’re not looking to park and that information will be noted by the car and uploaded to help others, under a pilot project ...

  Bloomberg Shuhei Yoshida has reason to celebrate. The head of Sony Corp.’s games development is six weeks away from the introduction of its first virtual-reality headset and demand seems promising. The $399 headset is sold out at retailers around the world, even though most customers haven’t been able to try it out. But on a rainy evening in Tokyo, ...